MidwestMidwest Construction ProjectsBest Projects2014

Best Project Excellence in Safety and Government/Public Buildings

Best Projects Award of Merit: K-12 Education: University of Chicago Lab Schools - Earl Shapiro Hall — In all, crews logged 171,356 labor hours on the project without incident or time lost to an accident.

Photo Courtesy of Zimmerman Architectural Studios

Other initiatives included safety alignment sessions during preconstruction, jobsite orientations for all workers, daily pre-task planning and active involvement from the owner's safety team and risk management group in outlining safety expectations for the site. Safety Week lunches were held in 2012 and 2013.

Waukesha County Health and Human Services Building, Waukesha, Wis.

Key Players

Owner Waukesha County

CM Gilbane Building Co., Milwaukee

Designer Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Milwaukee